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Simpson LL, Stembridge M, Siebenmann C, Moore JP, Lawley JS. Mechanisms underpinning sympathoexcitation in hypoxia. J Physiol 2024. [PMID: 38533641 DOI: 10.1113/jp284579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Sympathoexcitation is a hallmark of hypoxic exposure, occurring acutely, as well as persisting in acclimatised lowland populations and with generational exposure in highland native populations of the Andean and Tibetan plateaus. The mechanisms mediating altitude sympathoexcitation are multifactorial, involving alterations in both peripheral autonomic reflexes and central neural pathways, and are dependent on the duration of exposure. Initially, hypoxia-induced sympathoexcitation appears to be an adaptive response, primarily mediated by regulatory reflex mechanisms concerned with preserving systemic and cerebral tissue O2 delivery and maintaining arterial blood pressure. However, as exposure continues, sympathoexcitation is further augmented above that observed with acute exposure, despite acclimatisation processes that restore arterial oxygen content (C a O 2 ${C_{{\mathrm{a}}{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}}}$ ). Under these conditions, sympathoexcitation may become maladaptive, giving rise to reduced vascular reactivity and mildly elevated blood pressure. Importantly, current evidence indicates the peripheral chemoreflex does not play a significant role in the augmentation of sympathoexcitation during altitude acclimatisation, although methodological limitations may underestimate its true contribution. Instead, processes that provide no obvious survival benefit in hypoxia appear to contribute, including elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. Nocturnal periodic breathing is also a potential mechanism contributing to altitude sympathoexcitation, although experimental studies are required. Despite recent advancements within the field, several areas remain unexplored, including the mechanisms responsible for the apparent normalisation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity during intermediate hypoxic exposures, the mechanisms accounting for persistent sympathoexcitation following descent from altitude and consideration of whether there are sex-based differences in sympathetic regulation at altitude.
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- Lydia L Simpson
- Department of Sport Science, Performance Physiology and Prevention, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute of Applied Human Physiology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Department of Sport Science, Performance Physiology and Prevention, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy
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Mereles D, Rudolph J, Greiner S, Aurich M, Frey N, Katus HA, Bärtsch P, Dehnert C. Acute changes in cardiac dimensions, function, and longitudinal mechanics in healthy individuals with and without high-altitude induced pulmonary hypertension at 4559 m. Echocardiography 2024; 41:e15786. [PMID: 38400544 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND High-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) has a prevalence of approximately 10%. Changes in cardiac morphology and function at high altitude, compared to a population that does not develop HAPH are scarce. METHODS Four hundred twenty-one subjects were screened in a hypoxic chamber inspiring a FiO2 = 12% for 2 h. In 33 subjects an exaggerated increase in systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) could be confirmed in two independent measurements. Twenty nine of these, and further 24 matched subjects without sPAP increase were examined at 4559 m by Doppler echocardiography including global longitudinal strain (GLS). RESULTS SPAP increase was higher in HAPH subjects (∆ = 10.2 vs. ∆ = 32.0 mm Hg, p < .001). LV eccentricity index (∆ = .15 vs. ∆ = .31, p = .009) increased more in HAPH. D-shaped LV (0 [0%] vs. 30 [93.8%], p = .00001) could be observed only in the HAPH group, and only in those with a sPAP ≥50 mm Hg. LV-EF (∆ = 4.5 vs. ∆ = 6.7%, p = .24) increased in both groups. LV-GLS (∆ = 1.2 vs. ∆ = 1.1 -%, p = .60) increased slightly. RV end-diastolic (∆ = 2.20 vs. ∆ = 2.7 cm2 , p = .36) and end-systolic area (∆ = 2.1 vs. ∆ = 2.7 cm2 , p = .39), as well as RA end-systolic area index (∆ = -.9 vs. ∆ = .3 cm2 /m2 , p = .01) increased, RV-FAC (∆ = -2.9 vs. ∆ = -4.7%, p = .43) decreased, this was more pronounced in HAPH, RV-GLS (∆ = 1.6 vs. ∆ = -.7 -%, p = .17) showed marginal changes. CONCLUSIONS LV and LA dimensions decrease and left ventricular function increases at high-altitude in subjects with and without HAPH. RV and RA dimensions increase, and RV longitudinal strain increases or remains unchanged in subjects with HAPH. Changes are negligible in those without HAPH.
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- Derliz Mereles
- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- University Centre for Prevention and Sports Medicine, University Clinic Balgrist, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Stepanek J, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Barry T, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Wraith RE, Brown LS, Radavich MS, Curtisi PJ, Hartzendorf PC, Lasota EM, Umetsu KN, Peterson JM, Karlson KE, Breznak K, Fortuin DF, Lester SJ, Arsanjani R. Identifying the Causes of Unexplained Dyspnea at High Altitude Using Normobaric Hypoxia with Echocardiography. J Imaging 2024; 10:38. [PMID: 38392086 PMCID: PMC10889907 DOI: 10.3390/jimaging10020038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Exposure to high altitude results in hypobaric hypoxia, leading to physiological changes in the cardiovascular system that may result in limiting symptoms, including dyspnea, fatigue, and exercise intolerance. However, it is still unclear why some patients are more susceptible to high-altitude symptoms than others. Hypoxic simulation testing (HST) simulates changes in physiology that occur at a specific altitude by asking the patients to breathe a mixture of gases with decreased oxygen content. This study aimed to determine whether the use of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) during HST can detect the rise in right-sided pressures and the impact of hypoxia on right ventricle (RV) hemodynamics and right to left shunts, thus revealing the underlying causes of high-altitude signs and symptoms. A retrospective study was performed including consecutive patients with unexplained dyspnea at high altitude. HSTs were performed by administrating reduced FiO2 to simulate altitude levels specific to patients' history. Echocardiography images were obtained at baseline and during hypoxia. The study included 27 patients, with a mean age of 65 years, 14 patients (51.9%) were female. RV systolic pressure increased at peak hypoxia, while RV systolic function declined as shown by a significant decrease in the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), the maximum velocity achieved by the lateral tricuspid annulus during systole (S' wave), and the RV free wall longitudinal strain. Additionally, right-to-left shunt was present in 19 (70.4%) patients as identified by bubble contrast injections. Among these, the severity of the shunt increased at peak hypoxia in eight cases (42.1%), and the shunt was only evident during hypoxia in seven patients (36.8%). In conclusion, the use of TTE during HST provides valuable information by revealing the presence of symptomatic, sustained shunts and confirming the decline in RV hemodynamics, thus potentially explaining dyspnea at high altitude. Further studies are needed to establish the optimal clinical role of this physiologic method.
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- Jan Stepanek
- Aerospace Medicine Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Aerospace Medicine Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85054, USA
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Champigneulle B, Brugniaux JV, Stauffer E, Doutreleau S, Furian M, Perger E, Pina A, Baillieul S, Deschamps B, Hancco I, Connes P, Robach P, Pichon A, Verges S. Expedition 5300: limits of human adaptations in the highest city in the world. J Physiol 2023. [PMID: 38146929 DOI: 10.1113/jp284550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023] Open
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Exposure to chronic hypobaric hypoxia imposes a significant physiological burden to more than 80 million humans living above 2500 m throughout the world. Among them, 50 000 live in the world's highest city, La Rinconada, located at 5000-5300 m in southern Peru. Expedition 5300 is the first scientific and medical programme led in La Rinconada to investigate the physiological adaptations and altitude-related health issues in this unique population. Dwellers from La Rinconada have very high haemoglobin concentration (20.3 ± 2.4 g/dL; n = 57) and those with chronic mountain sickness (CMS) exhibit even higher concentrations (23.1 ± 1.7 g/dL; n = 150). These values are associated with large total haemoglobin mass and blood volume, without an associated iron deficit. These changes in intravascular volumes lead to a substantial increase in blood viscosity, which is even larger in CMS patients. Despite these large haematological changes, 24 h blood pressure monitoring is essentially normal in La Rinconada, but some results suggest impaired vascular reactivity. Echocardiography revealed large right heart dilatation and high pulmonary arterial pressure as well as left ventricle concentric remodelling and grade I diastolic dysfunction. These changes in heart dimension and function tend to be more severe in highlanders with CMS. Polygraphy evaluations revealed a large reduction in nocturnal pulse oxygen saturation (median SpO2 = 79%), which is even more severe in CMS patients who also tended to show a higher oxygen desaturation index. The population of La Rinconada offers a unique opportunity to investigate the human responses to chronic severe hypoxia, at an altitude that is probably close to the maximum altitude human beings can permanently tolerate without presenting major health issues.
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- Benoit Champigneulle
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Interuniversity Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (LIBM, EA7424), "Red Blood cell and Vascular Biology" Team, Univ Lyon - University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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- Interuniversity Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (LIBM, EA7424), "Red Blood cell and Vascular Biology" Team, Univ Lyon - University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
- National School for Mountain Sports, Site of the National School for Skiing and Mountaineering (ENSA), Chamonix, France
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- Laboratory Mobility, Aging & Exercise (MOVE, EA6314), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2 laboratory, Grenoble, France
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Zhao S, Jia N, Shen Z, Pei C, Huang D, Liu J, Wang Y, Shi S, Wang X, Wang M, He Y, Wang Z. Pretreatment with Notoginsenoside R1 attenuates high-altitude hypoxia-induced cardiac injury via activation of the ERK1/2-P90RSK-Bad signaling pathway in rats. Phytother Res 2023; 37:4522-4539. [PMID: 37313866 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
High-altitude cardiac injury (HACI) is one of the common tissue injuries caused by high-altitude hypoxia that may be life threatening. Notoginsenoside R1 (NG-R1), a major saponin of Panax notoginseng, exerts anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptosis effects, protecting the myocardium from hypoxic injury. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect and molecular mechanism of NG-R1 against HACI. We simulated a 6000 m environment for 48 h in a hypobaric chamber to create a HACI rat model. Rats were pretreated with NG-R1 (50, 100 mg/kg) or dexamethasone (4 mg/kg) for 3 days and then placed in the chamber for 48 h. The effect of NG-R1 was evaluated by changes in Electrocardiogram parameters, histopathology, cardiac biomarkers, oxidative stress and inflammatory indicators, key protein expression, and immunofluorescence. U0126 was used to verify whether the anti-apoptotic effect of NG-R1 was related to the activation of ERK pathway. Pretreatment with NG-R1 can improve abnormal cardiac electrical conduction and alleviate high-altitude-induced tachycardia. Similar to dexamethasone, NG-R1 can improve pathological damage, reduce the levels of cardiac injury biomarkers, oxidative stress, and inflammatory indicators, and down-regulate the expression of hypoxia-related proteins HIF-1α and VEGF. In addition, NG-R1 reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis by down-regulating the expression of apoptotic proteins Bax, cleaved caspase 3, cleaved caspase 9, and cleaved PARP1 and up-regulating the expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 through activating the ERK1/2-P90RSK-Bad pathway. In conclusion, NG-R1 prevented HACI and suppressed apoptosis via activation of the ERK1/2-P90RSK-Bad pathway, indicating that NG-R1 has therapeutic potential to treat HACI.
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- Sijing Zhao
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Arrebola-Moreno AL, Casuso RA, Bejder J, Bonne TC, Breenfeldt Andersen A, Aragón-Vela J, Nordsborg NB, Huertas JR. Does Hypoxia and Stress Erythropoiesis Compromise Cardiac Function in Healthy Adults? A Randomized Trial. Sports Med Open 2022; 8:137. [PMID: 36334130 PMCID: PMC9637068 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-022-00531-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate whether recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) injections during an altitude training camp impact heart function. METHODS Thirty (12 women) moderately trained subjects stayed at 2320 m altitude for 4 weeks while training. Subjects were randomized to placebo (isotonic saline) or rHuEPO (20 IU/kg body weight) i.v. injections. Transthoracic echocardiography imaging was acquired 3 days after arrival to altitude and prior to the first placebo or rHuEPO injection as well as one day after the last rHuEPO injection three weeks later. RESULTS rHuEPO did not alter cardiovascular morphology parameters, systolic or diastolic function. In the placebo group, altitude exposure improved left ventricle (LV) systolic function due to an increased twist angle but rHuEPO had no additional effects. Pulmonary arterial systolic pressure was unaffected in either group. Notably, rHuEPO hampered LV untwist rate without affecting LV early filling. CONCLUSION rHuEPO provided during mild altitude exposure does not cause any major effects on heart function. The observed alteration in LV untwist induced by rHuEPO is unlikely to have a meaningful clinical effect. Trial Registration Registered on www. CLINICALTRIALS gov (NCT04227665).
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain ,grid.449008.10000 0004 1795 4150Department of Health Sciences, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Williams AM, Levine BD, Stembridge M. A change of heart: mechanisms of cardiac adaptation to acute and chronic hypoxia. J Physiol 2022; 600:4089-4104. [PMID: 35930370 PMCID: PMC9544656 DOI: 10.1113/jp281724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Over the last 100 years, high‐altitude researchers have amassed a comprehensive understanding of the global cardiac responses to acute, prolonged and lifelong hypoxia. When lowlanders are exposed to hypoxia, the drop in arterial oxygen content demands an increase in cardiac output, which is facilitated by an elevated heart rate at the same time as ventricular volumes are maintained. As exposure is prolonged, haemoconcentration restores arterial oxygen content, whereas left ventricular filling and stroke volume are lowered as a result of a combination of reduced blood volume and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Populations native to high‐altitude, such as the Sherpa in Asia, exhibit unique lifelong or generational adaptations to hypoxia. For example, they have smaller left ventricular volumes compared to lowlanders despite having larger total blood volume. More recent investigations have begun to explore the mechanisms underlying such adaptive responses by combining novel imaging techniques with interventions that manipulate cardiac preload, afterload, and/or contractility. This work has revealed the contributions and interactions of (i) plasma volume constriction; (ii) sympathoexcitation; and (iii) hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction with respect to altering cardiac loading, or otherwise preserving or enhancing biventricular systolic and diastolic function even amongst high altitude natives with excessive erythrocytosis. Despite these advances, various areas of investigation remain understudied, including potential sex‐related differences in response to high altitude. Collectively, the available evidence supports the conclusion that the human heart successfully adapts to hypoxia over the short‐ and long‐term, without signs of myocardial dysfunction in healthy humans, except in very rare cases of maladaptation.
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- Alexandra M Williams
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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Moore JP, Simpson LL, Drinkhill MJ. Differential contributions of cardiac, coronary and pulmonary artery vagal mechanoreceptors to reflex control of the circulation. J Physiol 2022; 600:4069-4087. [PMID: 35903901 PMCID: PMC9544715 DOI: 10.1113/jp282305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Distinct populations of stretch‐sensitive mechanoreceptors attached to myelinated vagal afferents are found in the heart and adjoining coronary and pulmonary circulations. Receptors at atrio‐venous junctions appear to be involved in control of intravascular volume. These atrial receptors influence sympathetic control of the heart and kidney, but contribute little to reflex control of systemic vascular resistance. Baroreceptors at the origins of the coronary circulation elicit reflex vasodilatation, like feedback control from systemic arterial baroreceptors, as well as having characteristics that could contribute to regulation of mean pressure. In contrast, feedback from baroreceptors in the pulmonary artery and bifurcation is excitatory and elicits a pressor response. Elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure resets the vasomotor limb of the systemic arterial baroreflex, which could be relevant for control of sympathetic vasoconstrictor outflow during exercise and other states associated with elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. Ventricular receptors, situated mainly in the inferior posterior wall of the left ventricle, and attached to unmyelinated vagal afferents, are relatively inactive under basal conditions. However, a change to the biochemical environment of cardiac tissue surrounding these receptors elicits a depressor response. Some ventricular receptors respond, modestly, to mechanical distortion. Probably, ventricular receptors contribute little to tonic feedback control; however, reflex bradycardia and hypotension in response to chemical activation may decrease the work of the heart during myocardial ischaemia. Overall, greater awareness of heterogeneous reflex effects originating from cardiac, coronary and pulmonary artery mechanoreceptors is required for a better understanding of integrated neural control of circulatory function and arterial blood pressure.
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds, UK
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Chen X, Liu B, Deng Y, Yang F, Wang W, Lin X, Yu L, Pu H, Zhang P, Li Z, Zhong Q, Jia Q, Li Y, Wang X, Chen W, Burkhoff D, He K. Cardiac Adaptation to Prolonged High Altitude Migration Assessed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:856749. [PMID: 35677688 PMCID: PMC9167963 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective Exposure to high altitudes represents physiological stress that leads to significant changes in cardiovascular properties. However, long-term cardiovascular adaptions to high altitude migration of lowlanders have not been described. Accordingly, we measured changes in cardiovascular properties following prolonged hypoxic exposure in acclimatized Han migrants and Tibetans. Methods Echocardiographic features of recently adapted Han migrant (3–12 months, n = 64) and highly adapted Han migrant (5–10 years, n = 71) residence in Tibet (4,300 m) using speckle tracking echocardiography were compared to those of age-matched native Tibetans (n = 75) and Han lowlanders living at 1,400 m (n = 60). Results Short-term acclimatized migrants showed increased estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) (32.6 ± 5.1 mmHg vs. 21.1 ± 4.2 mmHg, p < 0.05), enlarged right ventricles (RVs), and decreased fractional area change (FAC) with decreased RV longitudinal strain (−20 ± 2.8% vs. −25.5 ± 3.9%, p < 0.05). While left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was preserved, LV diameter (41.7 ± 3.1 mm vs. 49.7 ± 4.8 mm, p < 0.05) and LV longitudinal strain (−18.8 ± 3.2% vs. −22.9 ± 3.3%, p < 0.05) decreased. Compared with recent migrants, longer-term migrants had recovered RV structure and functions with slightly improved RV and LV longitudinal strain, though still lower than lowlander controls; LV size remained small with increased mass index (68.3 ± 12.7 vs. 59.3 ± 9.6, p < 0.05). In contrast, native Tibetans had slightly increased PASP (26.1 ± 3.4 mmHg vs. 21.1 ± 4.2 mmHg, p < 0.05) with minimally altered cardiac deformation compared to lowlanders. Conclusion Right ventricular systolic function is impaired in recent (<1 year) migrants to high altitudes but improved during the long-term dwelling. LV remodeling persists in long-term migrants (>5 years) but without impairment of LV systolic or diastolic function. In contrast, cardiac size, structure, and function of native Tibetans are more similar to those of lowland dwelling Hans.
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- Xu Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- BioMind Technology, Zhongguancun Medical Engineering Center, Beijing, China
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- BioMind Technology, Zhongguancun Medical Engineering Center, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Seventh Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, United States
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine of Chronic Heart Failure, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Biomedical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Kunlun He
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Liu G, Zhao L, Xu Q, Lang M, Xiao R. Cardiac adaptation to high altitudes after short- and long-term exposure among Chinese Han lowlanders. Echocardiography 2022; 39:465-472. [PMID: 35118707 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Short-term, high altitude (HA) exposure raises pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and decreases left ventricular volumes. However, relatively little is known of the long-term cardiac consequences of prolonged exposure in Chinese Han lowlanders, a highly adapted HA population. AIMS We studied cardiac structure and function by echocardiography to investigate short-term adaptation and potential long-term cardiac remodeling. METHODS This study included 301 healthy subjects of short-term exposure (STE), acclimatized Chinese Han lowlanders (AL) at HA, native Tibetans (NT), and sea level residents (SLR) with 75, 77, 69, and 80 participants, respectively. All groups underwent standard echocardiography. RESULTS Compared with SLR, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate of STE and AL did not significantly increase following HA exposure, but SBP in STE was lower than AL. In lowlanders, HA exposure enlarged right heart and pulmonary artery (PA), reduced left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. This decrease in LV diastolic function increased with exposure time. Compared with SLR, ejection fraction did not change significantly in STE, but decreased in AL. Interventricular septal end-diastolic thickness (IVSd) increased both in STE and AL compared with SLR. Compared with NT, AL population had higher SBP and the greater diameter of PA. CONCLUSIONS In Chinese Han lowlanders, exposure to HA enlarged right ventricle and decreased the diastolic function of LV. LV systolic function was preserved after short-term HA exposure but decreased after long-term HA exposure. It was possible to speculate that ethnicity contributed to the observed difference in heart.
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- Guyue Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.,Department of Ultrasound, Chengdu Office Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Office Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Chengdu Office Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Chengdu Office Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, Sichuan, China
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Champigneulle B, Doutreleau S, Baillieul S, Brugniaux JV, Robach P, Bouzat P, Verges S. Changes in cardiac function following a speed ascent to the top of Europe at 4808 m. Eur J Appl Physiol 2022; 122:889-902. [PMID: 35103862 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-022-04895-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Both prolonged exercise and acute high-altitude exposure are known to induce cardiac changes. We sought to describe the cardiac responses to speed climbing at high-altitude, including left ventricular (LV) performance assessment using the myocardial work index (MWI), a new index derived from 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). METHODS Eleven elite alpinists (9 males, age: 26 ± 4 years) were evaluated before and immediately after a speed ascent of the Mont-Blanc (4808 m) by echocardiography using conventional measurements as well as STE and MWI computation with derivate parameters as global work efficiency (GWE) or global wasted work (GWW). RESULTS Athletes performed a long-duration (8 h 58 min ± 60 min) and intense (78 ± 4% of maximal heart rate) ascent under gradual hypoxic conditions (minimal SpO2 at 4808 m: 71 ± 4%). Hypoxic exercise-induced cardiac fatigue was observed post-ascent with a change in right ventricular (RV) and LV systolic function (RV fractional area change: - 20 ± 23%, p = 0.01; LV global longitudinal strain change: - 8 ± 9%, p = 0.02), as well as LV geometry and RV-LV interaction alterations with emergence of a D-shape septum in 5/11 (46%) participants associated with RV pressure overload (mean pulmonary arterial pressure change: + 55 ± 20%, p < 0.001). Both MWI and GWE were reduced post-ascent (- 21 ± 16%, p = 0.004 and - 4 ± 4%, p = 0.007, respectively). Relative decrease in MWI and GWE were inversely correlated with increase in GWW (r = - 0.86, p = 0.003 and r = -0.97, p < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Prolonged high-altitude speed climbing in elite climbers is associated with RV and LV function changes with a major interaction alteration. MWI, assessing the myocardial performance, could be a new tool for evaluating LV exercise-induced cardiac fatigue.
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- Benoit Champigneulle
- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France.
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- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France
- National School for Mountain Sports, Site of the National School for Skiing and Mountaineering (ENSA), Chamonix, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 laboratory, UM Sports Pathologies, Hôpital Sud, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, CS 10217, 38043 Cedex 9, Grenoble, France
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Mamazhakypov A, Sartmyrzaeva M, Kushubakova N, Duishobaev M, Maripov A, Sydykov A, Sarybaev A. Right Ventricular Response to Acute Hypoxia Exposure: A Systematic Review. Front Physiol 2022; 12:786954. [PMID: 35095556 PMCID: PMC8791628 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.786954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background: Acute hypoxia exposure is associated with an elevation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), resulting in an increased hemodynamic load on the right ventricle (RV). In addition, hypoxia may exert direct effects on the RV. However, the RV responses to such challenges are not fully characterized. The aim of this systematic review was to describe the effects of acute hypoxia on the RV in healthy lowland adults. Methods: We systematically reviewed PubMed and Web of Science and article references from 2005 until May 2021 for prospective studies evaluating echocardiographic RV function and morphology in healthy lowland adults at sea level and upon exposure to simulated altitude or high-altitude. Results: We included 37 studies in this systematic review, 12 of which used simulated altitude and 25 were conducted in high-altitude field conditions. Eligible studies reported at least one of the RV variables, which were all based on transthoracic echocardiography assessing RV systolic and diastolic function and RV morphology. The design of these studies significantly differed in terms of mode of ascent to high-altitude, altitude level, duration of high-altitude stay, and timing of measurements. In the majority of the studies, echocardiographic examinations were performed within the first 10 days of high-altitude induction. Studies also differed widely by selectively reporting only a part of multiple RV parameters. Despite consistent increase in PAP documented in all studies, reports on the changes of RV function and morphology greatly differed between studies. Conclusion: This systematic review revealed that the study reports on the effects of acute hypoxia on the RV are controversial and inconclusive. This may be the result of significantly different study designs, non-compliance with international guidelines on RV function assessment and limited statistical power due to small sample sizes. Moreover, the potential impact of other factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, physical activity, mode of ascent and environmental factors such as temperature and humidity on RV responses to hypoxia remained unexplored. Thus, this comprehensive overview will promote reproducible research with improved study designs and methods for the future large-scale prospective studies, which eventually may provide important insights into the RV response to acute hypoxia exposure.
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- Argen Mamazhakypov
- Department of Internal Medicine, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- *Correspondence: Akpay Sarybaev
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Tanner V, Faiss R, Saugy J, Bourdillon N, Schmitt L, Millet GP. Similar Supine Heart Rate Variability Changes During 24-h Exposure to Normobaric vs. Hypobaric Hypoxia. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:777800. [PMID: 34955728 PMCID: PMC8695977 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.777800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the differences between normobaric (NH) and hypobaric hypoxia (HH) on supine heart rate variability (HRV) during a 24-h exposure. We hypothesized a greater decrease in parasympathetic-related parameters in HH than in NH. Methods: A pooling of original data from forty-one healthy lowland trained men was analyzed. They were exposed to altitude either in NH (FIO2 = 15.7 ± 2.0%; PB = 698 ± 25 mmHg) or HH (FIO2 = 20.9%; PB = 534 ± 42 mmHg) in a randomized order. Pulse oximeter oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate (HR), and supine HRV were measured during a 7-min rest period three times: before (in normobaric normoxia, NN), after 12 (H12), and 24 h (H24) of either NH or HH exposure. HRV parameters were analyzed for time- and frequency-domains. Results: SpO2 was lower in both hypoxic conditions than in NN and was higher in NH than HH at H24. Subjects showed similarly higher HR during both hypoxic conditions than in NN. No difference in HRV parameters was found between NH and HH at any time. The natural logarithm of root mean square of the successive differences (LnRMSSD) and the high frequency spectral power (HF), which reflect parasympathetic activity, decreased similarly in NH and HH when compared to NN. Conclusion: Despite SpO2 differences, changes in supine HRV parameters during 24-h exposure were similar between NH and HH conditions indicating a similar decrease in parasympathetic activity. Therefore, HRV can be analyzed similarly in NH and HH conditions.
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- Valérian Tanner
- Medicine School, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,REDs, Research and Expertise in Anti-Doping Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,REDs, Research and Expertise in Anti-Doping Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Centre of Nordic-Ski, Research and Performance, Prémanon, France
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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He S, He S, Yang Y, Li B, Gao L, Xie Q, Zhang L. Correlation Between Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Myocardial Injury in Population Exposed to High Altitude. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:738817. [PMID: 34881301 PMCID: PMC8645565 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.738817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objective: Myocardial injury is a severe complication in population exposed to high altitude. As a new biomarker for inflammatory response, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been widely used to predict the prognosis of various diseases. In this study, we intend to explore the risk factors for myocardial injury at high altitude and examine the relationship between NLR level and development of myocardial injury. Methods: Consecutive patients admitted to a secondary general hospital at high altitude from June 2019 to May 2020 were selected into this retrospective study. Clinical and biochemical data were collected. According to the results of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase isoenzymes (CK-MB), and aspartate amino transferase (AST), patients were divided into myocardial injury group and normal group. Results: A total of 476 patients were enrolled in this study. Myocardial injury occurred in 158 patients (33.2%). We found that altitude, NLR, hemoglobin, total bilirubin, total cholesterol, and lipoprotein A in myocardial injury group were significantly higher than that in normal group (P < 0.05), while platelet count in myocardial injury group was significantly lower than that in normal group (P < 0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis revealed that there was an independent relationship between myocardial injury and smoke, NLR, hemoglobin (P < 0.05). By using Spearman correlation analysis, NLR was proved to have a significant positive correlation with LDH, CK, and CK-MB (P < 0.05) instead of AST. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to demonstrate that NLR could significantly predict the occurrence of myocardial injury with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.594 (95% CI: 0.537–0.650, P < 0.05), and the level of 2.967 (sensitivity = 38.0%, specificity = 83.6%) was optimal cutoff value. Conclusion: The incidence of myocardial injury is high in population at high altitude. Smoke, hemoglobin, and NLR are independent factors related to myocardial injury. As a convenient and efficient marker, NLR is found to be closely associated with myocardial enzymes and have a predict role in the occurrence of myocardial injury. This study will provide a theoretical basis on NLR for the early diagnosis of myocardial injury at high altitude.
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- Siyi He
- General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Military Prevention and Control Center for Mountain Sickness, No. 950 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Yecheng, China
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- Military Prevention and Control Center for Mountain Sickness, No. 950 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Yecheng, China
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- General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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Rupp T, Maufrais C, Walther G, Esteve F, Macdonald JH, Bouzat P, Verges S. MEDEX 2015: Prophylactic Effects of Positive Expiratory Pressure in Trekkers at Very High Altitude. Front Physiol 2021; 12:710622. [PMID: 34621182 PMCID: PMC8490760 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.710622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) breathing has been shown to increase arterial oxygenation during acute hypoxic exposure but the underlying mechanisms and consequences on symptoms during prolonged high-altitude exposure remain to be elucidated. Methods: Twenty-four males (41 ± 16 years) were investigated, at sea level and at 5,085 m after 18 days of trekking from 570 m. Participants breathed through a face-mask with PEP = 0 cmH2O (PEP0, 0-45th min) and with PEP = 10 cmH2O (PEP10, 46-90th min). Arterial (SpO2), quadriceps and prefrontal (near infrared spectroscopy) oxygenation was measured continuously. Middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv, transcranial Doppler), cardiac function (2D-echocardiography), extravascular lung water accumulation (UsLC, thoracic ultrasound lung comets) and acute mountain sickness (Lake Louise score, LLS) were assessed during PEP0 and PEP10. Results: At 5,085 m with PEP0, SpO2 was 78 ± 4%, UsLC was 8 ± 5 (a.u.) and the LLS was 2.3 ± 1.7 (all P < 0.05 versus sea level). At 5,085 m, PEP10 increased significantly SpO2 (+9 ± 5%), quadriceps (+2 ± 2%) and prefrontal cortex (+2 ± 2%) oxygenation (P < 0.05), and decreased significantly MCAv (-16 ± 14 cm.s-1) and cardiac output (-0.7 ± 1.2 L.min-1) together with a reduced stroke volume (-9 ± 15 mL, all P < 0.05) and no systemic hypotension. PEP10 decreased slightly the number of UsLC (-1.4 ± 2.7, P = 0.04) while the incidence of acute mountain sickness (LLS ≥ 3) fell from 42% with PEP0 to 25% after PEP10 (P = 0.043). Conclusion: PEP10 breathing improved arterial and tissue oxygenation and symptoms of acute mountain sickness after trekking to very high altitude, despite reduced cerebral perfusion and cardiac output. Further studies are required to establish whether PEP-breathing prophylactic mechanisms also occur in participants with more severe acute mountain sickness.
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- Thomas Rupp
- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Science (LIBM), University Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharm-Ecologie Cardiorespiratoire (LAPEC EA4278), Avignon University, Avignon, France.,HP2 Laboratory, INSERM, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharm-Ecologie Cardiorespiratoire (LAPEC EA4278), Avignon University, Avignon, France
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- RSRM EA7442, ID17-ESRF, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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Stembridge M, Hoiland RL, Williams AM, Howe CA, Donnelly J, Dawkins TG, Drane A, Tymko MM, Gasho C, Anholm J, Simpson LL, Moore JP, Bailey DM, MacLeod DB, Ainslie PN. The influence of hemoconcentration on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in acute, prolonged, and lifelong hypoxemia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 321:H738-H747. [PMID: 34448634 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00357.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hemoconcentration can influence hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) via increased frictional force and vasoactive signaling from erythrocytes, but whether the balance of these mechanism is modified by the duration of hypoxia remains to be determined. We performed three sequential studies: 1) at sea level, in normoxia and isocapnic hypoxia with and without isovolumic hemodilution (n = 10, aged 29 ± 7 yr); 2) at altitude (6 ± 2 days acclimatization at 5,050 m), before and during hypervolumic hemodilution (n = 11, aged 27 ± 5 yr) with room air and additional hypoxia [fraction of inspired oxygen ([Formula: see text])= 0.15]; and 3) at altitude (4,340 m) in Andean high-altitude natives with excessive erythrocytosis (EE; n = 6, aged 39 ± 17 yr), before and during isovolumic hemodilution with room air and hyperoxia (end-tidal Po2 = 100 mmHg). At sea level, hemodilution mildly increased pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP; +1.6 ± 1.5 mmHg, P = 0.01) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR; +0.7 ± 0.8 wu, P = 0.04). In contrast, after acclimation to 5,050 m, hemodilution did not significantly alter PASP (22.7 ± 5.2 vs. 24.5 ± 5.2 mmHg, P = 0.14) or PVR (2.2 ± 0.9 vs. 2.3 ± 1.2 wu, P = 0.77), although both remained sensitive to additional acute hypoxia. In Andeans with EE at 4,340 m, hemodilution lowered PVR in room air (2.9 ± 0.9 vs. 2.3 ± 0.8 wu, P = 0.03), but PASP remained unchanged (31.3 ± 6.7 vs. 30.9 ± 6.9 mmHg, P = 0.80) due to an increase in cardiac output. Collectively, our series of studies reveal that HPV is modified by the duration of exposure and the prevailing hematocrit level. In application, these findings emphasize the importance of accounting for hematocrit and duration of exposure when interpreting the pulmonary vascular responses to hypoxemia.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Red blood cell concentration influences the pulmonary vasculature via direct frictional force and vasoactive signaling, but whether the magnitude of the response is modified with duration of exposure is not known. By assessing the pulmonary vascular response to hemodilution in acute normobaric and prolonged hypobaric hypoxia in lowlanders and lifelong hypobaric hypoxemia in Andean natives, we demonstrated that a reduction in red cell concentration augments the vasoconstrictive effects of hypoxia in lowlanders. In high-altitude natives, hemodilution lowered pulmonary vascular resistance, but a compensatory increase in cardiac output following hemodilution rendered PASP unchanged.
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- Mike Stembridge
- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Neurovascular Health Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, United Kingdom
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- Human Pharmacology and Physiology Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Ke J, Yang J, Liu C, Qin Z, Zhang J, Jin J, Yu S, Tan H, Yang Y, Zhang C, Li J, Yu J, Bian S, Ding X, He C, Yuan F, Tian J, Li C, Rao R, Huang L. A novel echocardiographic parameter to identify individuals susceptible to acute mountain sickness. Travel Med Infect Dis 2021; 44:102166. [PMID: 34555515 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute mountain sickness (AMS) may cause life-threatening conditions. This study aimed to screen echocardiographic parameters at sea level (SL) to identify predictors of AMS development. METHODS Overall, 106 healthy men were recruited at SL and ascended to 4100 m within 7 days by bus. Basic characteristics, physiological data, and echocardiographic parameters were collected both at SL and 4100 m above SL. AMS was identified by 2018 Lake Louise Questionnaire Score. RESULTS After acute high altitude exposure (AHAE), 33 subjects were diagnosed with AMS and exhibited lower lateral mitral valve tissue motion annular displacement (MV TMADlateral) at SL than AMS-free subjects (13.09 vs. 13.89 mm, p = 0.022). MV TMADlateral at SL was significantly correlated with AMS occurrence (OR = 0.717, 95% CI: 0.534-0.964, p = 0.028). The MV TMADlateral<13.30-mm group showed over 4-fold risk for AMS development versus the MV TMADlateral≥13.30-mm group. After AHAE, the MV TMADlateral<13.30-mm group had increased HR (64 vs. 74 bpm, p = 0.001) and right-ventricular myocardial performance index (0.54 vs. 0.69, p = 0.009) and decreased left ventricular global longitudinal strain (-21.50 vs. -20.23%, p = 0.002), tricuspid valve E/A ratio (2.11 vs. 1.89, p = 0.019), and MV E-wave deceleration time (169.60 vs. 156.90 ms, p = 0.035). CONCLUSION MV TMADlateral at SL was a potential predictor of AMS occurrence and might be associated with differential alterations of ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in subjects with different MV TMADlateral levels at SL after AHAE.
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- Jingbin Ke
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China; Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China.
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Yuan F, Liu C, Yu S, Bian S, Yang J, Ding X, Zhang J, Tan H, Ke J, Yang Y, He C, Zhang C, Rao R, Liu Z, Yang J, Huang L. The Association Between Notching of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Flow Velocity Doppler Envelope and Impaired Right Ventricular Function After Acute High-Altitude Exposure. Front Physiol 2021; 12:639761. [PMID: 33868004 PMCID: PMC8047424 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.639761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is increased and right ventricular (RV) function is well preserved in healthy subjects upon exposure to high altitude (HA). An increase in PAP may trigger notching of the right ventricular outflow tract Doppler flow velocity envelope (RVOT notch), which is associated with impaired RV function in patients with pulmonary hypertension. However, whether HA exposure can induce RVOT notch formation and the subsequent impact on cardiac function in healthy subjects remains unclear. Methods A total of 99 subjects (69 males and 30 females) with a median age of 25 years were enrolled in this study; they traveled from 500 to 4100 m by bus over a 2-day period. All subjects underwent a comprehensive physiological and echocardiographic examination 1 day before ascension at low altitude and 15 ± 3 h after arrival at HA. The RVOT notch was determined by the presence of a notched shape in the RVOT Doppler flow velocity envelope. The systolic PAP (SPAP) was calculated as Bernoulli equation SPAP = 4 × (maximum tricuspid regurgitation velocity)2+5 and mean PAP (mPAP) = 0.61 × SPAP+2. Cardiac output was calculated as stroke volume × heart rate. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) was calculated as 1.9+1.24 × mitral E/e’. Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was calculated as (mPAP-PCWP)/CO. Results After HA exposure, 20 (20.2%) subjects had an RVOT notch [notch (+)], and 79 (79.8%) subjects did not have an RVOT notch [notch (−)]. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the SPAP, right ventricular global longitude strain (RV GLS), and tricuspid E/A were independently associated with the RVOT notch. The SPAP, mPAP, PVR, standard deviations of the times to peak systolic strain in the four mid-basal RV segments (RVSD4), peak velocity of the isovolumic contraction period (ICV), and the peak systolic velocity (s’) at the mitral/tricuspid annulus were increased in all subjects. Conversely, the pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2), RV GLS, and tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE)/SPAP were decreased. However, the increases of SPAP, mPAP, PVR, and RVSD4 and the decreases of SpO2, RV GLS, and TAPSE/SPAP were more pronounced in the notch (+) group than in the notch (−) group. Additionally, increased tricuspid ICV and mitral/tricuspid s’ were found only in the notch (−) group. Conclusion HA exposure-induced RVOT notch formation is associated with impaired RV function, including no increase in the tricuspid ICV or s’, reduction of RV deformation, deterioration in RV-pulmonary artery coupling, and RV intraventricular synchrony.
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- Fangzhengyuan Yuan
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Lichtblau M, Bader PR, Carta AF, Furian M, Muralt L, Saxer S, Hartmann SE, Rawling JM, Poulin MJ, Bloch KE, Ulrich S. Extravascular lung water and cardiac function assessed by echocardiography in healthy lowlanders during repeated very high-altitude exposure. Int J Cardiol 2021; 332:166-174. [PMID: 33775791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-altitude pulmonary edema is associated with elevated systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) and increased extravascular lung water (EVLW). We investigated sPAP and EVLW during repeated exposures to high altitude (HA). METHODS Healthy lowlanders underwent two identical 7-day HA-cycles, where subjects slept at 2900 m and spent 4-8 h daily at 5050 m, separated by a weeklong break at low altitude (LA). Echocardiography and EVLW by B-lines were measured at 520 m (baseline, LA1), on day one, two and six at 5050 m (HA1-3) and after descent (LA2). RESULTS We included 21 subjects (median 25 years, body mass index 22 kg/m2, SpO2 98%). SPAP rose from 21 mmHg at LA1 to 38 mmHg at HA1, decreased to 30 mmHg at HA3 (both p < 0.05 vs LA1) and normalized at 20 mmHg at LA2 (p = ns vs LA1). B-lines increased from 0 at LA1 to 6 at HA2 and 7 at HA3 (both p < 0.05 vs LA1) and receded to 1 at LA2 (p = ns vs LA1). Overall, in cycle two, sPAP did not differ (mean difference (95% confidence interval) -0.2(-2.3 to 1.9) mmHg, p = 0.864) but B-lines were more prevalent (+2.3 (1.4-3.1), p < 0.001) compared to cycle 1. Right ventricular systolic function decreased significantly but minimally at 5050 m. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to 5050 m induced a rapid increase in sPAP. B-lines rose during prolonged exposures to 5050 m, despite gradual decrease in sPAP, indicating excessive hydrostatic pressure might not be solely responsible for EVLW-development. Repeated HA-exposure had no acclimatization effect on EVLW. This may affect workers needing repetitive ascents to altitude and could indicate greater B-line development upon repeated exposure.
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- Mona Lichtblau
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Chen R, Yang J, Liu C, Ke J, Gao X, Yang Y, Shen Y, Yuan F, He C, Cheng R, Lv H, Zhang C, Gu W, Tan H, Zhang J, Huang L. Blood pressure and left ventricular function changes in different ambulatory blood pressure patterns at high altitude. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2021; 23:1133-1143. [PMID: 33677845 PMCID: PMC8678730 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Acute high‐altitude (HA) exposure induces physiological responses of the heart and blood pressure (BP). However, few studies have investigated the responses associated with dipper and non‐dipper BP patterns. In this prospective study, 72 patients underwent echocardiography and 24‐h ambulatory BP testing at sea level and HA. Patients were divided into dipper and non‐dipper groups according to BP at sea level. Acute HA exposure elevated 24‐h systolic and diastolic BP and increased BP variability, particularly in the morning. Moreover, acute exposure increased left ventricular torsion, end‐systolic elastance, effective arterial elastance, and untwisting rate, but reduced peak early diastolic velocity/late diastolic velocity and peak early diastolic velocity/early diastolic velocity, implying enhanced left ventricular systolic function but impaired filling. Dippers showed pronounced increases in night‐time BP, while non‐dippers showed significant elevation in day‐time BP, which blunted differences in nocturnal BP fall, and lowest night‐time and evening BP. Dippers had higher global longitudinal strain, torsion, and untwisting rates after acute HA exposure. Variations in night‐time systolic BP correlated with variations in torsion and global longitudinal strain. Our study firstly demonstrates BP and cardiac function variations during acute HA exposure in different BP patterns and BP increases in dippers at night, while non‐dippers showed day‐time increases. Furthermore, enhanced left ventricular torsion and global longitudinal strain are associated with BP changes. Non‐dippers showed poor cardiac compensatory and maladaptive to acute HA exposure. However, the exact mechanisms involved need further illumination.
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- Renzheng Chen
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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He C, Liu C, Yu S, Yang J, Ding X, Bian S, Zhang J, Yu J, Tan H, Jin J, Hu M, Wu G, Zhang C, Rao R, Huang L. Atrial performance in healthy subjects following high altitude exposure at 4100 m: 2D speckle-tracking strain analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:1891-902. [PMID: 33547622 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02173-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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High altitude (HA) exposure has been considered as a cardiac stress and might impair ventricular diastolic function. Atrial contraction is involved in ventricular passive filling, however the atrial performance to HA exposure is poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of short-term HA exposure on bi-atrial function. Physiological and 2D-echocardiographic data were collected in 82 healthy men at sea level (SL, 400 m) and 4100 m after an ascent within 7 days. Atrial function was measured using volumetric and speckle-tracking analyses during reservoir, conduit and contractile phases of cardiac cycle. Following HA exposure, significant decreases of reservoir and conduit function indexes were observed in bi-atria, whereas decreases of contractile function indexes were observed in right atrium (RA), estimated via RA active emptying fraction (SL 41.7 ± 13.9% vs. HA 35.4 ± 12.2%, p = 0.001), strain during the contractile phase [SL 13.5 (11.4, 17.8) % vs. HA 12.3 (9.3, 15.9) %, p = 0.003], and peak strain rate during the contractile phase [SL − 1.76 (− 2.24, − 1.48) s−1 vs. HA − 1.57 (− 2.01, − 1.23) s−1, p = 0.002], but not in left atrium (LA). In conclusion, short-term HA exposure of healthy individuals impairs bi-atrial performance, mostly observed in RA. Especially, atrial contractile function decreases in RA rather than LA, which seems not to compensate for decreased ventricular filling after HA exposure. Our findings may provide a novel evidence for right-sided heart dysfunction to HA exposure.
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Zheng C, Wang X, Tang H, Chen Z, Zhang L, Wang S, Kang Y, Yang Y, Jiang L, Huang G, Wang Z. Habitation Altitude and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function: A Population-Based Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e018079. [PMID: 33459026 PMCID: PMC7955434 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background Although numerous studies have been published evaluating the positive or negative effects of altitude on cardiovascular disease, many of them are conflicting. Methods and Results Data come from 2 cross-sectional surveys using a similar method in China; and a total of 34 215 residents, aged ≥35 years, were eligible and recruited in the study. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD), according to the 2009 American Society of Echocardiography guidelines, was defined and evaluated. Altitude was divided into low (<1500 m), middle (1500-3500 m), and high (≥3500 m) level groups. Among the 34 215 participants (aged 55.87 years; men, 45.92%; altitude ranging from 3.1 ~ 4507 m), 15 099 (crude prevalence, 44.13%), 517 (crude prevalence, 1.51%), and 272 (crude prevalence, 0.79%) were diagnosed as having grades I, II, and LVDD, respectively. Compared with low-level group, the odds ratios (ORs) (95% CIs) of LVDD for middle- and high-level groups were 1.65 (1.49-1.82) and 1.89 (1.63-2.19), respectively (Ptrend<0.001). The ORs (95% CI) were 1.43 (1.31-1.56) and 2.03 (1.67-2.47) per 500-m increment for middle- and high-level groups. There was a nonlinear relationship (upward-sloping "W" shape) between altitude and the risk of LVDD, assessed by the restricted cubic spline. For each LVDD grade, ORs (95% CIs) of grade I LVDD for middle- and high-level groups were 1.75 (1.59-1.92) and 1.95 (1.69-2.25), respectively; for grade II, ORs (95% CIs) for middle- and high-level groups were 6.19 (3.67-10.42) and 5.27 (2.18-12.74), respectively. The stratified analyses indicated that LVDD was much more remarkably influenced by elevated altitude in men (Pinteraction=0.0019). Conclusions Higher altitude is associated with increased risk of LVDD among people living over 1500 m, especially for men.
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- Congyi Zheng
- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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Gaur P, Sartmyrzaeva M, Maripov A, Muratali Uulu K, Saini S, Ray K, Kishore K, Akunov A, Sarybaev A, Kumar B, Singh SB, Vats P. Cardiac Acclimatization at High Altitude in Two Different Ethnicity Groups. High Alt Med Biol 2021; 22:58-69. [PMID: 33400909 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2020.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Gaur, Priya, Meerim Sartmyrzaeva, Abdirashit Maripov, Kubatbek Muratali Uulu, Supriya Saini, Koushik Ray, Krishna Kishore, Almaz Akunov, Akpay Sarybaev, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Shashi Bala Singh, and Praveen Vats. Cardiac acclimatization at high altitude in two different ethnicity groups. High Alt Med Biol. 22:58-69, 2021. Introduction: High altitude (HA) exposure causes substantial increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and resistance. However, the effects of HA hypoxia exposure on cardiac function remain incompletely understood. Studies evaluating interethnic differences in cardiac functions in response to HA exposure are lacking. We aimed to compare the cardiac performance in Indian versus Kyrgyz healthy lowland subjects over the course of a 3-week HA exposure at 4,111 m. Methodology: Ten Indians and 20 Kyrgyz subjects were studied to assess cardiac acclimatization noninvasively by echocardiography in two different ethnic groups for 3 weeks of stay at HA. Pulmonary hemodynamics, right and left ventricular functions were evaluated at basal and on days 3, 7, 14, and 21 of HA exposure and on day 3 of deinduction. Results: HA exposure significantly increased PAP, pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac output (CO), and heart rates (HRs) in both groups. Tricuspid regurgitant gradient increased significantly in both the group at day 3 versus basal; 38.9 mmHg (31.8, 42.9) versus 21.9 mmHg (19.5, 22.6) in Kyrgyz; and 34.1 mmHg (30.2, 38.5) versus 20.4 mmHg (19.7, 21.3) in Indians. HR increased significantly in Indians at day 3 and 7, whereas in Kyrgyz throughout exposure. CO increased significantly in both groups at day 3 versus basal with 5.9 L/min (5.5, 6.4) versus 5.1 L/min (4.4, 5.9) in Kyrgyz, and 5.7 L/min (5.56, 5.98) versus 4.9 L/min (4.1, 5.3) in Indians. Both groups exhibited preserved right ventricular diastolic and systolic functions at HAs. HA exposure changed the left ventricular diastolic parameters only in Kyrgyz subjects with impaired mitral inflow E/A, but not in Indian subjects. All cardiac changes induced at HAs have been recovered fully upon deinduction in both, except lateral-septal A', which remained low in Indians. Conclusion: Although pulmonary hemodynamics responses were similar in both groups, there were differences in cardiac functional parameters between the two in response to HA exposure that may be accounted to ethnic variation.
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- Priya Gaur
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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Simpson LL, Steinback CD, Stembridge M, Moore JP. A sympathetic view of blood pressure control at high altitude: new insights from microneurographic studies. Exp Physiol 2020; 106:377-384. [PMID: 33345334 PMCID: PMC7898382 DOI: 10.1113/ep089194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the topic of the review? Sympathoexcitation and sympathetic control of blood pressure at high altitude. What advances does it highlight? Sustained sympathoexcitation is fundamental to integrative control of blood pressure in humans exposed to chronic hypoxia. The largest gaps in current knowledge are in understanding the complex mechanisms by which central sympathetic outflow is regulated at high altitude. ABSTRACT High altitude (HA) hypoxia is a potent activator of the sympathetic nervous system, eliciting increases in sympathetic vasomotor activity. Microneurographic evidence of HA sympathoexcitation dates back to the late 20th century, yet only recently have the characteristics and underpinning mechanisms been explored in detail. This review summarises recent findings and highlights the importance of HA sympathoexcitation for the regulation of blood pressure in lowlanders and indigenous highlanders. In addition, this review identifies gaps in our knowledge and corresponding avenues for future study.
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- Lydia L Simpson
- Institute for Sport Science, Division of Physiology, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurovascular Health Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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Ke J, Liu C, Yu S, Bian S, Zhang C, Yang J, Zhang J, Jin J, Rao R, Zeng Y, Huang L. Low Stroke Volume Index in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with the Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness after an Ascent by Airplane: A Case-Control Study. Biomed Res Int 2020; 2020:6028747. [PMID: 33224980 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6028747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background The aims of this study were to explore the characteristics of left ventricular (LV) functional changes in subjects with or without acute mountain sickness (AMS) and their associations with AMS incidence. Methods A total of 589 healthy men were enrolled and took a trip from Chengdu (500 m, above sea level (asl)) to Lhasa (3700 m, asl) by airplane. Basic characteristics, physiological data, and echocardiographic parameters were collected both at Chengdu and Lhasa, respectively. AMS was identified by the Lake Louise Questionnaire Score. Results The oxygen saturation (SpO2), end-systolic volume index, end-diastolic volume index (EDVi), stroke volume index (SVi), E-wave velocity, and E/A ratio were decreased, whereas the heart rate (HR), ejection fraction, cardiac index (CI), and A-wave velocity were increased at the third day after arrival, as evaluated by an oximeter and echocardiography. However, AMS patients showed higher HR and lower EDVi, SVi, CI, E-wave velocity, and E/A ratio than AMS-free subjects. Among them, SVi, which is mainly correlated with the changes of EDVi and altered LV filling pattern, was the most valuable factor associated with AMS incidence following receiver-operator characteristic curves and linear and Poisson regression. Compared with subjects in the highest SVi tertile, subjects in the middle SVi tertile showed higher multivariable Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR) for AMS with higher incidences of mild headache and gastrointestinal symptoms, whereas subjects in the lowest SVi tertile showed even higher multivariable IRR with higher incidences of all the symptoms. Conclusions This relatively large-scale case-control study revealed that the reduction of SVi correlated with the altered LV filling pattern was associated with the incidence and clinical severity of AMS.
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Holdsworth DA, Frise MC, Bakker-Dyos J, Boos C, Dorrington KL, Woods D, Mellor A, Robbins PA. Iron bioavailability and cardiopulmonary function during ascent to very high altitude. Eur Respir J 2020; 56:13993003.02285-2019. [PMID: 32430412 PMCID: PMC7494841 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02285-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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More than one hundred million people reside worldwide at altitudes in excess of 2500 m above sea level. In the millions more who sojourn at high altitude for recreational, occupational or military pursuits, hypobaric hypoxia drives physiological changes affecting the pulmonary circulation, haematocrit and right ventricle (RV) [1]. Coincident with these, maximal left ventricular (LV) stroke volume (SV) falls [2], with a reduction of 20% reported after a 2-week stay at 4300 m [3]. A rise in heart rate (HR) compensates at rest and during submaximal exercise but is insufficient during maximal intensity exercise, constraining maximal cardiac output (CO). Previously, it was considered that a reduction in plasma volume or a direct effect of hypoxia on LV myocardial contractility were probably responsible [4]. More recently it has been suggested that increased RV afterload may be of greater importance [5]. Intravenous iron supplementation at sea level is associated with enhanced stroke volume and higher SpO2 on ascent to very high altitude (5100 m). These effects appear to result from reduced pulmonary vascular resistance and improved right heart function.https://bit.ly/2VQX5fR
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- David A Holdsworth
- Dept of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK .,Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Dept of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.,Dept of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dept of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.,Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.,Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Dept of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Zheng C, Chen Z, Zhang L, Wang X, Dong Y, Wang J, Shao L, Tian Y, Wang Z. Metabolic Risk Factors and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Middle-Aged Chinese Living in the Tibetan Plateau. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 8:e010454. [PMID: 30871396 PMCID: PMC6475067 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background Data regarding the metabolic risk factors clustering on the risk of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) are lacking among people living at high altitude and under hypoxic conditions. In this study, we explored the association between metabolic risk factor clustering and LVDD among the Tibetan population of China. Methods and Results We conducted a cross‐sectional survey in a representative sample of 1963 Tibetans in 2014 to 2016. Grading LVDD was based on recommendations for the evaluation of LV diastolic function by echocardiography (2009). The prevalence of LVDD among 1963 participants (mean age: 51.51 years, 41.11% male) was 34.39%. Odds ratios (95% CI) of LVDD for the 1, 2, and 3 to 5 risk factors clustering were 1.45 (0.96–2.17), 2.68 (1.8–3.98), and 2.9 (1.9–4.43), respectively (P for trend <0.001). The association between metabolic risk factors clustering and LVDD was much more pronounced in the middle‐aged group than in the elderly (P for interaction=0.0170). High altitude was one of the major independent risk factors for LVDD; however, habitation altitude had no significant effect on the association between metabolic risk factors and LVDD (P for interaction=0.1022). The multivariable dominance analysis indicated that abdominal obesity, hypertension, and elevated blood glucose were the significant contributors to LVDD. Conclusions There was a significant positive association between the metabolic risk factor clustering number and LVDD among a population living at high altitude, especially in middle‐aged adults. However, habitation altitude itself has no significant effect on the association between metabolic risk factors and LVDD.
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- Congyi Zheng
- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease Division of Prevention and Community Health National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Fuwai Hospital Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China
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Yang Y, Liu C, Tian J, Ding X, Yu S, Bian S, Yang J, Qin Z, Zhang J, Ke J, Yuan F, Zhang C, Rao R, Huang L. Preliminary Study of Right Ventricular Dyssynchrony Under High-Altitude Exposure: Determinants and Impacts. Front Physiol 2020; 11:703. [PMID: 32714205 PMCID: PMC7343894 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The aims of this study were to explore the effect of high-altitude (HA) exposure on the incidence, determinants, and impacts of right ventricular dyssynchrony (RVD). In our study, 108 healthy young men were enrolled, and physiological and echocardiographic variables were recorded at both sea level and 4,100 m. By using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography, RVD was evaluated by calculating the R–R interval-corrected standard deviation of the time-to-peak systolic strain for the four mid-basal RV segments (RVSD4) and defined by RVSD4 > 18.7 ms. After HA exposure, RVSD4 was significantly increased, and the incidence of RVD was approximately 32.4%. Subjects with RVD showed lower oxygen saturation (SaO2) and RV global longitudinal strain and higher systolic pulmonary artery pressure than those without RVD. Moreover, myocardial acceleration during isovolumic contraction was increased in all subjects and those without RVD, but not in those with RVD. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that SaO2 is an independent determinant of RVD at HA (odds ratio: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.56–0.92; P = 0.009). However, the mean pulmonary artery pressure was linearly correlated with the magnitude of RVD in the presence of Notch. No changes were found in RV fractional area change, tricuspid annular motion, or tricuspid s’ velocity between subjects with and without RVD. Collectively, we demonstrated for the first time that HA exposure could induce RVD in healthy subjects, which may be mainly attributed to the decline in SaO2 as well as RV overload; the incidence of RVD was associated with reduced RV regional function and blunted myocardial acceleration.
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- Yuanqi Yang
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Han S, Zhao L, Ma S, Chen Z, Wu S, Shen M, Xia G, Jia G. Alterations to cardiac morphology and function among high-altitude workers: a retrospective cohort study. Occup Environ Med 2020; 77:447-453. [PMID: 32269133 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Exposure to high altitude can affect human health, including the development of adverse cardiovascular effects. This study aimed to investigate alterations in cardiac morphology and function in high-altitude workers and to identify risk factors associated with cardiac abnormalities. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted with 286 Qinghai-Tibetan Railroad maintenance workers. Participant data were collected from company personnel records. Data on echocardiography and diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities were extracted from participants' medical records. Time-to-event analysis was used to investigate the risk of cardiac abnormalities among participants with different baseline characteristics and identify risk factors associated with cardiac abnormalities that developed as a result of working at high altitude. RESULTS A total of 173 participants had developed cardiac abnormalities during the follow-up period. The most common cardiac abnormality was right atrial enlargement, followed by left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation. Among participants with cardiac abnormalities, the median follow-up time was 17 months. Compared with participants who were younger than 20 years and working at altitude <4000 m, participants older at employment and working at extremely high altitude were more likely to develop cardiac abnormalities. Nearly 40% of the participants who worked at altitude <4000 m remained without cardiac abnormalities during the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS Over 60% of participants developed cardiac abnormalities after working at high altitude, predominantly right heart enlargement and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Age at employment and workplace altitude were significant risk factors for cardiac abnormalities. Enhanced regular physical examinations are recommended for high-altitude workers.
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- Shurong Han
- Labor & Health Department, China Railway, No.10 Fuxing Road, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, No.44 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, China
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- Energy Saving & Environmental & Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, China Academy of Railway Sciences Co., Ltd, No.2 Daliushu Road, Beijing, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, China
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- Labor & Health Department, China Railway, No.10 Fuxing Road, Beijing, China
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- Labor & Health Department, China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd., No.22 Jianguo Road, Xining, China
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- China Railway 12th Bureau Group Railway Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd., No.13-1 Linqionggang Road, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, China
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Marillier M, Rupp T, Bouzat P, Walther G, Baillieul S, Millet GY, Robach P, Verges S. Cerebral haemodynamics and oxygenation during whole‐body exercise over 5 days at high altitude. Exp Physiol 2020; 106:65-75. [DOI: 10.1113/ep088354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Mathieu Marillier
- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
- Inter‐University Laboratory of Human Movement Sciences EA 7424 University Savoie Mont Blanc Chambery France
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- Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences INSERM U836 Grenoble Alpes University Grenoble France
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
- Univ Lyon UJM‐Saint‐Etienne Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité EA 7424 F‐42023 Saint‐Etienne France
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
- Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne site de l'Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme Chamonix France
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM Grenoble Alpes University CHU Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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Tian J, Liu C, Yang Y, Yu S, Yang J, Zhang J, Ding X, Zhang C, Rao R, Zhao X, Huang L. Effects of baseline heart rate at sea level on cardiac responses to high-altitude exposure. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 36:799-810. [PMID: 31953650 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-020-01769-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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High-altitude (HA) exposure has been widely considered as a cardiac stress, and associated with altered cardiac function. However, the characteristics of cardiac responses to HA exposure are unclear. In total, 240 healthy men were enrolled and ascended to 4100 m by bus within 7 days. Standard echocardiography and color tissue Doppler imaging were performed at sea level and at 4100 m. In all subjects, HA exposure increased HR [65 (59, 71) vs. 72 (63, 80) beats/min, p < 0.001] but decreased the stroke volume index (SVi) [35.5 (30.5, 42.3) vs. 32.9 (27.4, 39.5) ml/m2, p < 0.001], leading to an unchanged cardiac index (CI). Moreover, baseline HR was negatively correlated with HA exposure-induced changes in HR (r = - 0.410, p < 0.001) and CI (r = - 0.314, p < 0.001). Following HA exposure, subjects with lowest tertile of baseline HR showed an increased HR [56 (53, 58) vs. 65 (58, 73) beats/min, p < 0.001], left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) [61.7 (56.5, 68.0) vs. 66.1 (60.7, 71.5) %, p = 0.004] and mitral S' velocity [5.8 ± 1.4 vs. 6.5 ± 1.9 cm/s, p = 0.040]. However, subjects with highest tertile of baseline HR showed an unchanged HR, LVEF and mitral S' velocity, but a decreased E' velocity [9.2 ± 2.0 vs. 8.4 ± 1.8 cm/s, p = 0.003]. Our findings indicate that baseline HR at sea level could determine cardiac responses to HA exposure; these responses were characterized by enhanced LV function in subjects with a low baseline HR and by reduced LV myocardial velocity in early diastole in subjects with a high baseline HR.
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Yang J, Liu C, Jihang Z, Yu J, Dai L, Ding X, Qiu Y, Yu S, Yang Y, Wu Y, Huang L. PPARA genetic variants increase the risk for cardiac pumping function reductions following acute high-altitude exposure: A self-controlled study. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e00919. [PMID: 31407515 PMCID: PMC6785441 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Left cardiac pumping function determines the compensatory capacity of the cardiovascular system following acute high‐altitude exposure. Variations in cardiac output (CO) at high altitude are inconsistent between individuals, and genetic susceptibility may play a crucial role. We sought to identify genetic causes of cardiac pumping function variations and describe the genotype–phenotype correlations. Methods A total of 151 young male volunteers were recruited and transferred to Lhasa (3,700 m) from Chengdu (<500 m) by plane. Genetic information related to hypoxic signaling and cardiovascular‐related pathways was collected before departure. Echocardiography was performed both before departure and 24 hr after arrival at high altitude. Results Here we reported that PPARA variants were closely related to high‐altitude cardiac function. The variants of rs6520015 C‐allele and rs7292407 A‐allele significantly increased the risk for cardiac pumping function reductions following acute high‐altitude exposure. In addition, the individuals carrying haplotypes in PPARA, namely, rs135538 C‐allele, rs4253623 A‐allele, rs6520015 C‐allele and rs7292407 A‐allele (C‐A‐C‐A), suffered a 7.27‐fold risk for cardiac pumping function reduction (95% CI: 2.39–22.15, p = .0006) compared with those carrying the wild‐type haplotype. Conclusions This self‐controlled study revealed that PPARA variations significantly increased the risk for cardiac pumping function reductions following acute high‐altitude exposure, providing a potential predictive marker before high‐altitude exposure and targets in mechanistic studies.
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- Jie Yang
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Institute of Immunology, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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Popescu BA, Petersen SE, Maurovich-Horvat P, Haugaa KH, Donal E, Maurer G, Edvardsen T. The year 2017 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 19:1099-1106. [PMID: 30085023 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jey109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging was launched in 2012. It has gained an impressive impact factor of 8.336 during its first 6 years and is now established as one of the top 10 cardiovascular journals in the world and the most important cardiovascular imaging journal in Europe. The most important studies published in the journal in 2017 will be highlighted in two reports. Part I will focus on studies about myocardial function, coronary artery disease and myocardial ischaemia, and emerging techniques and applications in cardiovascular imaging, whereas Part II will focus on valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and congenital heart disease.
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- Bogdan A Popescu
- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila"-Euroecolab, Emergency Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu", Sos. Fundeni 258, Sector 2, Bucharest, Romania
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- William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, UK.,Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London, UK
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- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group (CIRG), Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Varosmajor u.68, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre of Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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- Cardiology and CIC-IT1414, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France and LTSI INSERM 1099, University Rennes-1, Rennes, France
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre of Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 20, NO-0027 Oslo, Norway
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Maufrais C, Rupp T, Bouzat P, Estève F, Nottin S, Walther G, Verges S. Medex 2015: The key role of cardiac mechanics to maintain biventricular function at high altitude. Exp Physiol 2019; 104:667-676. [DOI: 10.1113/ep087350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Claire Maufrais
- U1042INSERM F‐38000 Grenoble France
- Laboratoire HP2Grenoble Alpes University F‐38000 Grenoble France
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- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la MotricitéUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc EA7424 F‐73000 Chambéry France
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- EA 7442 RSRM – ID17/ESRF F‐38043 Grenoble France
- Pôle Anesthésie RéanimationCHU de Grenoble Grenoble France
- INSERM U1216Grenoble Institut des NeurosciencesGrenoble Alpes University F‐38042 Grenoble France
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- U1042INSERM F‐38000 Grenoble France
- Laboratoire HP2Grenoble Alpes University F‐38000 Grenoble France
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Stembridge M, Ainslie PN, Boulet LM, Anholm J, Subedi P, Tymko MM, Willie CK, Cooper SM, Shave R. The independent effects of hypovolaemia and pulmonary vasoconstriction on ventricular function and exercise capacity during acclimatisation to 3800 m. J Physiol 2018; 597:1059-1072. [PMID: 29808473 DOI: 10.1113/jp275278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS We sought to determine the isolated and combined influence of hypovolaemia and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction on the decrease in left ventricular (LV) function and maximal exercise capacity observed under hypobaric hypoxia. We performed echocardiography and maximal exercise tests at sea level (344 m), and following 5-10 days at the Barcroft Laboratory (3800 m; White Mountain, California) with and without (i) plasma volume expansion to sea level values and (ii) administration of the pulmonary vasodilatator sildenafil in a double-blinded and placebo-controlled trial. The high altitude-induced reduction in LV filling and ejection was abolished by plasma volume expansion but to a lesser extent by sildenafil administration; however, neither intervention had a positive effect on maximal exercise capacity. Both hypovolaemia and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction play a role in the reduction of LV filling at 3800 m, but the increase in LV filling does not influence exercise capacity at this moderate altitude. ABSTRACT We aimed to determine the isolated and combined contribution of hypovolaemia and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in limiting left ventricular (LV) function and exercise capacity under chronic hypoxaemia at high altitude. In a double-blinded, randomised and placebo-controlled design, 12 healthy participants underwent echocardiography at rest and during submaximal exercise before completing a maximal test to exhaustion at sea level (SL; 344 m) and after 5-10 days at 3800 m. Plasma volume was normalised to SL values, and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction was reversed by administration of sildenafil (50 mg) to create four unique experimental conditions that were compared with SL values: high altitude (HA), Plasma Volume Expansion (HA-PVX), Sildenafil (HA-SIL) and Plasma Volume Expansion with Sildenafil (HA-PVX-SIL). High altitude exposure reduced plasma volume by 11% (P < 0.01) and increased pulmonary artery systolic pressure (19.6 ± 4.3 vs. 26.0 ± 5.4, P < 0.001); these differences were abolished by PVX and SIL respectively. LV end-diastolic volume (EDV) and stroke volume (SV) were decreased upon ascent to high altitude, but were comparable to sea level in the HA-PVX trial. LV EDV and SV were also elevated in the HA-SIL and HA-PVX-SIL trials compared to HA, but to a lesser extent. Neither PVX nor SIL had a significant effect on the LV EDV and SV response to exercise, or the maximal oxygen consumption or peak power output. In summary, at 3800 m both hypovolaemia and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction contribute to the decrease in LV filling, but restoring LV filling does not confer an improvement in maximal exercise performance.
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- Mike Stembridge
- Cardiff Centre for Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Cardiff Centre for Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff Centre for Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.,Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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